Cabinet.



F. X. KRABACH.

CABINET.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. I4, 19!]- RENEWED NOV. 4, i918.

Patented Feb. 11, 1919.

2 SHEETS-SHEET I.

F. X. KRABMIH.

CABINET.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. I4, l9l7- RENEWED NOV. 4. I918.

1,294,118.; Patented Feb. 11, 1919;

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FRANK x. KRABACI-I, or roar WAYNE, :tnnIAnA.

CABINET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 11, 1919.

Application filed December 14, 1917, Serial No. 207,137.' Renewed November 4, 1918; Serial No. 261,147.

To all whom it mag concern:

*iBe it known that I, FRANK X. KRABAoH,

a citizen of the United States, residing at FortWayne, in the county of Allen and State of Indiana, have invented new and useful Improvements in Cabinets, of which In the accompanying drawings, which are hereby made a part hereof:

' Figure 1 is a front view of a cabinet constructed in accordance with my presentinvention.

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectionof the cabinet, taken from front to rear and in a plane at oneside of the vertical median line of the cabinet. L Fig. 3 is a rear elevation of the cabinet. Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail view illustrative of themanner in which the channelbar and the upright members of each rack are connected together of themselves. N

Figs. 5 and '6, are detail cross-sections, taken in the planes indicated by'the lines 5 5 and .66, respectively, of Fig. 4.

Fig. 7 is a detail section showing one of the blocks which may be' employed in the rack.

: Similar numerals of referencedesigriate corresponding parts in all of the views of the drawings.

'Among other elements my novel cabinet comprises a rectangular frame, preferably of wood, and made up of side walls 1, a top wall 2, and a bottom wall 3. I also prefer ,to have the said frame include an inclined wall 4 which is disposed between the" side walls and in front of the top wall 2 and is extended above and below said top wall, as shown," as well'as abase strip 5 which rests immediately above the bottom wall 3 and between the side walls 1. j

Interposed betweenthe' back portions of the side walls 1 and arranged one above the other in spaced relation are cross-bars 6, preferably of wood, which are inclined the direction of their width so that their for ward edges are lower than their rear edges,

and are adapted to form the bottoms of the pockets which constitute highly important features of my invention; the said pockets being arranged in spaced relation to as great an extent as desired in order to economize space while contributing to the holding capacity of the cabinet.

' Extending between and fixed to the forward edges of the side walls 1 of the rectangular frame are metallic channel bars of inverted U-shape in cross-section; the said bars being numbered 7, and being formed of sheet-metal, and arranged one above the other in parallel and spaced relation as shown. The said bars 7 in combination with certain members 8 and 9 which extend between the same and the cross bars 6 form racks, and the said racks in combination with the bars 6 form the lapped pockets for the' reception and display of the magazines, periodicals and other articles to be displayed. The members 8 and 9 are of metal and the members 8 and 9 of the lowermost rack are connected at their lower ends to the forward edge of the lowermost cross-bar 6. The members 8 and 9 of the other racks, however, are carried downwardly from their respective channel bars 7, and are disposed at intermediate points in their lengths against the forward edge of one cross-bar 6 and are connected at their lower ends to the rear edge of the next lower cross-bar 6. From this arrangement it follows that the lower portions of such other racks form the backs of some pockets while the upper por tions thereof form the fronts of some pockets and thebacks of the next lower" pockets. It will also be noticed that the several racks are arranged in parallel relation with a view to economy in space and the ability of the cabinet to neatly hold the articles to be displayed. It will further be understood by reference to the drawings that the back rack of the uppermost pocket is formed by metallic bars 10, connected at their lower ends to the rear" edge of the uppermost cross-bar 6 and having their upper ends secured in the lower edge of the before described inclined wall 4.

By reference to the drawings and particularly Figs. 4, 5 and6, thereof, it will be observed that the member 8 of each rack of wire'; also, that each member 8 is provided in its face near its upper end, Fig.

5, vith an indenture or depression 11 in which a teat 12 formed by displacing a portion of the front wall of the channel bar 7 is disposed as shown, whereby the member 8 and the channel bar are connected in a strong manner and of themselves. The horizontal portion of wire between the members 9 of each pair is arranged in the chan nel bar- 7 and is secured in position by teats 12 formed by displacing portions of the front .wall of the channel bar, Figs. 4L and 6, so as to connect each pair of members 9 and the channel bar 7 of themselves and without the assistance of extraneous means.

. At the back of the cabinet I preferably employ two metallic straps 13 and 14L for the purpose of lending increased strength to the cabinet; the strap 13 being connected to the bottom and top walls of the rectangular frame and to the rear edges of the several cross bars 6, and the strap 14: being arranged alongside the upper portion of the strap 13 and connected to the top wall of the frame and the uppermost cross bar 6.

At 15 is shown a block, preferably of wood, removably placed in one of the pockets. Any desired number of the said blocks .may be employed on the bottoms of the pockets for thepurpose of properly supporting short )apers, magazines or books, the tops of wiich, in the absence of the blocks, would rest below the channel bars 7 of the racks. By the use of the said blocks any papers or books of varying sizes may be readily fitted to the cabinet so as to be displayed to the best advantage, with their headings above the channel bars of the racks.

Any desired number of transparent, preferably glass, guards (one guard 18 being shown in Fig. 1) may be employed against the inner sides of the racks for the support of the upper portions of large magazines and other papers, so as to prevent injury to the said portions while displaying the headings and dates of all to advantage, notwithstanding some of the larger magazines or papers may be arranged behind the others- It will be gathered from the foregoing that my novel cabinet is simple and inexpensive in construction, is possessed of large capacity in proportion to its size, and is adapted to hold a large number of magazines in such manner that the same are advantageously displayed, and inay be readily handled and inspected and as readily replaced in position.

When deemed expedient or desirable, the members 8 and 9 may be connected at intermediate points of their length to the cross bars 6 that they intersect. In Figs. 1 and 2 'me'mbers 9 and having prongs embedded in the forward edge of the bar 6. Manifestly all of the comparatively long members 9 may be similarly connected to the cross bars 6 t which theirintermediate portions are opposed, the connection being advantageous inasmuch as it precludes the possi bility of papers slipping down between the members 9 and the opposed edges of the cross bars 6.

Having described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s: 7

1. A cabinet comprising upright side walls, a top wall spaced back of the forward edges of said side walls, horizontal cross bars spaced apart in vertical series and also spaced back of the forward edges of the side walls and secured between the same and inclined transversely, an inclined wall fixed to and extending above and below the forward edge of the top wall, metallic bars spaced apart and secured at their upper ends in the lower edge of said inclined wall and at their lower ends to the rear edge of the uppermost cross bar, horizontal front bars fixed to and extending between the forward portions of the side walls, and inclined ra'cks fixed to and extending downwardly and rearwardly from said horizontal front bars and each connected at its lower end to the forward edge of one cross-bar and arranged at an intermediate point of its length against the front edge of the next upper cross-bar. i

2. A cabinet comprising upright side walls, cross-bars spaced apart in vertical series and secured between the sidebars and inclined forwardly and downwardly, channel bars spaced a art and fixed to and ex tending between t e forward portions of the side walls and having interior teats, and inclined racks extending downwardly and tea rwardly from said channel bars and having their upper portions secured in the channel bars by the teats thereof and connected at their lower ends to cross-bars and arranged in front of the next upper cross-bars.

In testimony whereof I'have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

MARTIN LUEOKE, I-IILDA MCDARBY.

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